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KFC delights
Bulawayo diners

text by Michael Nott
photos by Chris Scott of Scotty Photography

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Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC as it more affectionately
known, is world famous for its Original Recipe fried chicken
- made with the same secret blend of 11 herbs and spices
Colonel Harland Sanders perfected more than a half-
century ago. Every day, more than 12 million customers are
served at KFC restaurants in 109 countries and territories
around the world. In Zimbabwe, KFC has been serving
delicious meals since 2014 and they’re growing every year,
opening new restaurants nationwide in a plan to bring a
KFC outlet near you.

There are already four KFC outlets in Harare – (Westgate,
Belgravia, Joina City and Simon Mazorodze Road) - one
in Victoria Falls - and their newest drive-through and
restaurant outlet which opened in Bulawayo in August last
year. The Bulawayo Drive Through and Restaurant is located
at the Bradfield Shopping Centre, corner of Hillside Road
and 23rd Avenue.

KFC restaurants and drive throughs have a similar ‘look’
or feel around the world to enhance their corporate image
and ensure that their outlets are immediately recognisable.
The KFC brand is constantly up-dating and modernising
the restaurants design specifications to keep up with an
increasingly competitive market. Traditionally KFCs were
more family/home orientated while the new focus is more
on a ‘fast-casual’ and urban trendy appeal. According to the
website Business Insider 70 per cent of the brands 4,900
worldwide will have been up-dated by the end 2017.

The Bulawayo Drive Through and Restaurant was designed
by Architect Graham Cochrane and Architectural Assistant
Caspar Kumire from local company Architectural and
Planning Studio (APS). Although APS had a huge manual
of design specs to incorporate he was able to include
some elements with a unique and distinctly Zimbabwean
feel. Previously their front of house design layouts have
tended to be very prescriptive and fairly rigid - however
the newer design specs are more flexible and are basically
a kit of parts which can be assembled in different ways
and adapted to local conditions. Realizing that it’s not
one size fits all, part of the brief reads, “Design teams are
encouraged to use professional discernment, maintaining
the integrity of the design concept, designing solutions
which follow the design principles in this manual. Design
solutions need to be cost effective, easy to build, and
comply with the applicable building regulations. All design
proposals must be closely coordinated with mechanical,
electrical and structural requirements.”

Fortunately there was no existing building on the site so
Cochrane was able to start from scratch. Some important
elements to be considered for the site plan were the way motor
traffic would flow in from the access roads, the traffic flow in
and out of the drive through, ample parking for sit down diners
and easy access for foot traffic. Another important feature of
the exterior design was to ensure that signage was positioned
to be prominent and clearly visible for passing traffic, and that
the building itself should be an instantly recognisable icon.
Flags and teardrop banners clearly identify the brand during
the day and at night the double height signage at the main
entrance and the lamp post sign on the curb are illuminated.
The red Chromadek facade at the entrance to the drive-
through further re-enforces the branding.

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North

Main Entrance

Existing Greenvale
Shopping Centre

Existing Parking

Hillside Road

Existing
WCs

Proposed Albermarle Road
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Inside there are a variety of seating options – a high counter with
wooden bar stools, round square tables with funky different coloured
chairs, and a series of banquette seating arrangements upholstered
in red vinyl – a nod to 50s American diner style. The order counter is
partially screened off from the seating area by a steel lattice – some
of the blocks are left open while some are filled with natural timber
panels alternating with black metal panels. The counter where people
wait to collect their orders has a fun little screen of cut out metal
people – Mums, Dads and kids in joyful poses.

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Pale floor and wall tiles
and a black suspended
ceiling are softened by the
judicious use of natural
materials like timber and
exposed brick. Pops of
colour in the predominantly
red signage, red
banquettes, coloured details
on the chairs and stools,
and the chalk board all
help to make the space feel
vibrant and family friendly.
Architectural and Planning
Studio has achieved the
‘fast-casual’ appeal which
epitomises the new KFC
branding combined with
some uniquely local appeal.

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The verandah next to the walk-in entrance is
a particularly Zimbabwean adaptation. The
verandah has a slatted roof with Heatstop
translucent roof sheets so it’s fairly cool
even when the Bulawayo sun is blazing and
diners can still outside when it’s raining.
Large pendant lights mean the verandah
can be used at night whatever the weather.
The verandah seating area is demarcated by
low brick planter boxes and taller cylindrical
concrete pots. (The planter boxes and pots
and the surrounding landscaping make
use of waterwise and low maintenance
succulents and aloes.) The verandah can
comfortably seat around 40 diners on
wooden tables and benches and is great for
families with younger kids.

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Some KFC fun facts

• The secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices was first developed in 1939. The
same recipe is still used across the world today.

• It really is a secret recipe, locked away in a vault in Louisville, Kentucky. Only
a handful of people know the multi-million dollar recipe and they have
signed strict confidentiality contracts. Not even the spice companies that
mix the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices know the complete recipe.

• Colonel Sanders’ first meals were served to hungry travellers visiting his
Service Station in Corbin, Kentucky in 1930. He didn’t have a restaurant,
but served meals at his own dining table in the living quarters of the
service station.

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6 Steps To Planning
A Successful Building Project

By Anne Higuera, Houzz Contributor and Custom Home Builder

There’s a strong temptation to dive straight into home remodeling interviews to receive the estimates. Altogether it could take four
projects. The sooner you start, the sooner you’ll be done, right? to six weeks to interview candidates and receive estimates. After
Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way if you haven’t done some that you may want to call references, visit jobsites or do additional
essential planning up front. Each design professional and contractor research before making a decision about the contractor you will hire.
runs his or her business in a different way, but homeowners usually
need to follow the same steps to get to the construction phase. 4Go shopping while others
Here are six crucial steps to help you plan for a successful home are engineering.
renovation, and the reasons they’re so important for any project.
Love to shop or hate to shop? This may determine whether you
1Choose a design professional. enlist a designer to help with your material selections. Even those
To create a plan and detailed scope of work, most homeowners who like to shop may be overwhelmed by all the options and want
hire either an architect or interior designer, and sometimes both. professional input. Do not underestimate the number of things that
Every company does things a little differently, and design licensing need to be selected, from doorknobs and windows to countertops
varies in each state. Many designers work on projects that don’t and light fixtures. To really keep a handle on your project cost, it’s
involve major structural work or additions, and also offer assistance best to select every last thing ahead of construction. This will allow
with material and colour selections. Architects may take on a wide your contractor to tell you the prices for what you’d like and properly
range of work, or work only on floor plans and permits, and leave the schedule material purchases based on lead times.
details of the electrical plan, baths and kitchen to another designer.
Allow yourself one to two months to choose everything. While you
Selecting a design professional usually starts with an in-person are shopping for tile and hardwood floors, your architect or designer
meeting, which can take a few weeks depending on how many will finalize construction drawings, work with a structural engineer
companies you are interviewing. This is your opportunity to on how the project will be built and put in the details required for
understand the services that each firm offers and make sure they permitting. If it all goes well, you will work on this step and the
match up with what you are expecting. It’s also critical that you have previous one concurrently and finish at the same time.
a budget for your project in mind that you communicate clearly to the
firm you hire, so the design can align with what you are planning to 5Get your permits. Depending on the
invest. scope of your project and where it’s located, permitting can take
a day, months or even years. You should have some idea ahead of
2Create a plan. filing for permits about the length of the process, which will allow you
After choosing a design firm, it’s time to start making a plan. There to identify a likely start date for your project. Permit fees can range
are usually at least two and sometimes three good ways to reach from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars, depending on
your design goals. where you live and how big your project is.

The plans are called schematic designs; they usually involve a rough 6Ready, set ... With the plan submitted for permits
layout of the floor plan and some simple views of the exterior of the and material selections made, your contractor will be able to finish
home if there is an addition. It takes time for the design professional up pricing and write up a contract for construction. If the selected
to work these out, and then usually another week or two for the materials cost more than the budget allows, there may be a round
homeowners to consider them and make decisions. If the project of “value engineering,” which means changing scope of work or
is larger or the homeowners want additional changes made to the materials to reduce cost. By the time the contract is signed, your
schematics, this initial design phase can take several months. contractor will have identified the longer-lead items (like cabinets,
windows, doors, tile and sometimes plumbing or electrical fixtures)
3Interview contractors. and may even have them on order ahead of the start of construction,
Contractors are frequently brought into the process once a final depending on the timing of your project.
schematic design has been selected. Usually there is at least
a general idea of how the home will look from the outside, a By the time all of these steps are complete, it may be four to
dimensioned floor plan and some preliminary material selections. six months or even more since you started talking with design
With this much information, it’s possible to provide preliminary professionals.The planning process can be lengthy, but each step
estimates of cost. you take will put you closer to starting your project with a clear vision
of what’s to come. That investment of time on the front end means
Contractors are often asked to estimate the schematic design as your entire construction team — design professional, contractor
part of the interview process. It may take a couple of weeks to set and you — can start the project on the same page with a clearly
up the interviews and generally at least two to three weeks after articulated plan. That makes it much easier say, “Go!” without any
hesitation.

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power plant

Construction Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on
Equipment Wednesday commissioned the construction of a 1.5
billion U.S. dollars Chinese-funded Hwange Power Station
expansion project, the second major power development project by
China in the southern African country in five years.

The expansion to be carried out by China’s power and engineering
construction firm, Sinohydro, will add two generating units each
producing 335 megawatts (MW). The project is expected to be
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Mnangagwa thanked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for expediting “The expansion project will go a long way in mitigating the power
financing of the project during his visit to the Asian country in April. He deficit of the country by reducing the country’s reliance on power
said the project, once completed, will modernize Zimbabwe’s energy imports from neighboring countries,” he said.
infrastructure and ensure energy self-sufficiency.
China Eximbank provided anchor financing for the project to the
It is the largest power development project to be undertaken by tune of 1 billion U.S. dollars while Sinohydro and Zimbabwe Power
Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. The country, which currently Compnay (ZPC) contributed the remainder.
produces 1,200 MW per day, has a power deficit of 400 MW which it
plugs through imports from neighboring countries. Sinohydro and the ZPC are equity holders in a firm created to manage
the expansion project, with ZPC holding 64 percent shareholding while
“This project is a reflection of our resolve to increase energy and Sinohydro holds 36 percent of the shares.
power supply as we quest to become a middle income economy by
2030,” Mnangagwa said. Sinohydro in March this year completed the expansion of Zimbabwe’s
Kariba South Hydro Power Station by an additional 300 MW at a cost
He invited more investors into Zimbabwe’s energy sector, saying the of 533 million U.S. dollars
bombing attack at his election rally in Bulawayo last Saturday will not
deter his government from modernizing Zimbabwe.

Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe Huang Ping reiterated China’s
committment to the development of Zimbabwe, saying the recent
bombing attack should not deter the country’s ongoing efforts for
peace and development.

“China stands firmly in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe in their
challenging times. We condemn the political violence,” he said.

Sinohydro President Liang Jun said the project will create thousands
of jobs for Zimbabwean people and help with the transfer of
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INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

Making a Splash…
...Splash Paint and Plastic text by Michael Nott

photos by Kush Carter

Ⓢplash Paint and Plastic is a wholly
owned Zimbabwean company
which first opened in 2002 with
branches in Graniteside and Workington.
In April this year they officially opened their
brand new factory just across the road from
their existing factory in Workington. The
plant was opened by Vice President General
Constantine Chiwenga who read a speech on
behalf of the President Emerson Mnangagwa.
Although the official opening took place in
April 2018 the factory has been operating
since August 2017.

Splash not only retail paints and plastics
through selected hardware shops, they
manufacture their products as well so you
can always be assured of the best quality.
Their exclusive range of paints carries up to
a seven year warrantee! They manufacture
interior and exterior acrylic PVA paint in a
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specially tinted to meet your requirements. Splash supplies a number of paint well as the Murehwa hospital and other public
They make gloss enamel paints, roof and contractors and they also have their own buildings. They also support local cricket players
stoep paints, road line paint, chalk board painting crew of around 40 labourers so and sponsor the Heath Streak Cricket Academy.
paint, and timber varnishes. They also supply you can contract Splash to supply paint
related paint products like thinners and and supervised labour ensuring the best Apart from giving back to the community
turpentine to clean up after painting. They are results for any painting project, whether Splash also helps to support the local
agents for the well known Hamilton brand of it’s residential, commercial or industrial. economy by employing a workforce of
paint brushes and rollers. They also offer countrywide deliveries around 300 people, including highly skilled
using their own fleet of vehicles. technicians, chemists, engineers, machine
They can offer the excellent technical operators and some unskilled labour. A
and financial advice about the best kind Splash Paints and Plastics also has a corporate programme of staff training helps to create
of paint needed for any job as well as responsibility programme and has painted a skilled workforce that boosts our local
the correct quantities of paint needed. over 50 schools in less privileged areas as industries.

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Their future plans include setting up a new factory in Marondera
which will manufacture adhesives and grouting as well as cement
waterproofing solutions. The Marondera factory is scheduled
to open later this year and will provide an additional 100 job
opportunities. They currently export to South Africa and Zambia
helping to earn valuable foreign currency for Zimbabwe, and
they’re looking to increase their exports to the DRC, Malawi and
Mozambique.
In addition to their range of paints and painting accessories, they
also supply tile adhesive and grouting so they are a full one-stop
manufacturer for home and office decor solutions. And they supply
bitumen related products for the construction industry like DPC
(damp-proof course). Splash believes that diversification is the key
to their continued growth.
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Their range of plastic products includes PVC pipes and
plumbing fittings, electrical conduiting and fittings, hose
pipes, polypipes for agricultural irrigation systems, sanitary
ware and household products like plastic buckets.
Splash is an eco-friendly company striving to create
products that are re-usable and recyclable. Their
manufacturing process produces very little waste material
and most of their reject products can be recycled. They
even have their own in house water treatment plant so their
waste water can be re-used.
Splash is a member of the Southern African Paint
Manufacturers and they also have certification from the
Standards Association of Zimbabwe, Sadc and COMESA.
Splash has won numerous awards over the years from the
Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers, including 2015-
Best supplier of the year, 2016-Best Supplier of the year,
2017-Best supplier of the year, Matabeleland and 2017-
Best Supplier of the year, Mashonaland. The currently
supply stock to selected retailers including N Richards,
Metro Peech, Union Hardware, Builders Home, Nations
Hardware, Megasave, Farm & City, FABS Hardware, UBM
and Bohla Hardware, amongst others.
Their massive investment in brand new state-of-the-art
manufacturing machinery from Larsen & Toubro Limited
shows confidence in the future economic development of
Zimbabwe.

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PMZ 8TH ANNUAL DINNER 2018

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ZBCA Masvingo Chapter Holds its Stakeholders
Dinner and Cocktail Function

The Zimbabwe Building cost of bidding for government projects After the presentation, contractors raised
Contractors Association under their auspices. concerns at the cost of the Ministry of
once again gathered building Education informal tender documents that
contractors in Masvingo for the ZBCA President, Eng. R.M. Nherera were being charged $80 instead of $10. At
Stakeholders Dinner and Cocktail. The delivering his presentation. the same time the results of the tendering
programme went on well as planned. were not being announced. The ZBCA
Welcome remarks and introductions were President then advised members to alert
delivered by the Masvingo ZBCA chapter’s the association which would gladly take it
chair, Mr O. Tavirai. In his remarks he up with the responsible authorities.
thanked participants for coming and
noted that some failed to attend due to Other presentations were done by the Guest
a counter attraction in the city. The Chief of Honour, Mr Hove, who is the District
Executive Officer of ZBCA, Mr C.T. Tsvarai Administrator for Masvingo. He encouraged
then took the audience through ZBCA’s participants to join ZBCA and take
Annual Conference plans and urged advantage of the numerous construction
them to attend. The Conference will be opportunities in Masvingo.
held in November 2018 in Victoria Falls.
He also gave a rundown of the products The Managing Directors of N. Richards
and activities that the association was and TIB Insurance Brokers, Mr O. Chekani
currently offering to members. and Mr C. Mulele, respectively, also did
make presentations on their products and
The keynote address was delivered by services to ZBCA members. Mr Mulele was
Engineer R. Nherera who is also the able to answer to the worries coming from
ZBCA President. He touched on many the contractors regarding bid bonds.
sector specific issues including local
participation in government projects, the Delegates at the dinner.
Contractors Bill, setting up of a Liaison
Committee with the Ministry of Local ZBCA partners TIB (Mr Mulele, far left)
Government, outstanding payments
for work done for the government, bid Participants to this year’s event were drawn from Nash Paints, ZB Bank, BancABC, Hevoi FM,
bonds and allocation of foreign currency Masvingo Mirror, TIB, N. Richards, Jadecon Construction and Magtele Construction; amongst
to the sector. All these issues had also others.
been discussed prior with the parent
Minister of Local Government. He
urged contractors in Masvingo to form
consortiums to enable them to bid for
national projects whose magnitudes they
cannot satisfy as stand-alone companies.

Engineer Nherera further reported that
efforts were underway to engage the
Procurement Regulatory Authority of
Zimbabwe to iron out concerns over the

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The Role of Engineers
in the Reconstruction of Zimbabwe

By Eng Bernard Musarurwa – President: The Zimbabwe Association of Consulting Engineers [ZACE]

The infrastructure in Zimbabwe has alongside shallow pit latrines, which scenario The engineering profession is generally
virtually collapsed from the ‘jewel’ poses a huge potential for cross-pollution of respected by the society; hence it is in the
that the late former President the water sources, a recipe for disaster. unique position of influencing the required
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania implored change of direction and spearheading the
the then Prime Minister Mugabe to “look Thus there is need for massive rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of Zimbabwe
well after” at independence in 1980. The reconstruction and expansion of the roads, back to glory. Engineers can, and should, be
roads in Harare, and indeed most other railways, water supplies, sewage treatment more vocal and visible especially on the need
roads networks countrywide, have collapsed plants, electricity power generation, and for change of direction from that the country
such that they now virtually all require to be all other services, to meet the needs and has taken in the past 15 years, by becoming
reconstructed, which situation was caused demands of the current and future population. the catalyst, and to also lead the State in
largely by the lack of timely maintenance and reconstruction, especially under the new
upgrading commensurate with demand. The decimation of the ’jewel’ to where dispensation.
there are chronic shortages of essential
There are incessant and endemic electricity services like water and electricity is a sad The country is in turmoil socially and
power outages, due to low generation capacity indictment of the ineptitude and failure of economically, and almost everything is now
to meet demand, which is still the case in post-colonial Zimbabwe, to maintain and dysfunctional and requiring reconstruction.
spite of the recent commissioning of the 300 upgrade the infrastructure to a point where Yet a significant number of Zimbabweans
megawatts extension of the Kariba South reconstruction has become inevitable. The hold high office in many international
power station. There is no or only intermittent infrastructure literally has collapsed, and it institutions and entities, which proves
municipal water supplies in most parts of now urgently requires full reconstruction and their expertise and capabilities. There is
Harare, which is the same case as well in upgrading, with most of it dilapidated beyond need to tap into this resource by creating
most other towns; this sad situation largely rehabilitation; this applies to roads, water and a forum where all concerned citizens may
emanating from inadequate capacity to treat sewage reticulation and treatment plants. make contributions for consideration by
and supply water, with not many new water the Government. So there is need to create
treatment plants and reservoirs constructed The priority areas or sectors which require a think tank and resource base, to help
since 1980.Most sewage treatment plants reconstruction of the infrastructure are to formulate policy, strategy, ventures, and even
around the country have been allowed to provide adequate roads, electricity power to mobilise capital.
become dysfunctional, with a few new ones and water supplies sewerage and refuse
built since 1980, thus most municipalities are collection, as well as cemeteries, to service The selfish partisan manner of the past 38
releasing raw sewage into the natural drainage both industry and the people. An adequate years must stop, because it has failed. The
systems, some of which like in the case Harare and efficient infrastructure base is essential engineering community has to become the
are upstream in the same catchments as the for the economy to function properly. A forum that fosters the change in direction
reservoirs supplying its potable water, thus safe and serviceable road network is vital and to lead the reconstruction in harmony
making the treatment of the even water more for the efficient movement of goods and and peace without the poisoned chalice of
expensive. people. Continuous and adequate supplies partisan patronage, because the profession
of electricity and water are fundamental for already brings together all citizens in a non-
The bottom line is Zimbabwe has failed to the efficient performance of industry and partisan grouping.
maintain the infrastructure that it inherited in commerce, as well as for human consumption.
1980 at independence, and to upgrade and The Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers
expand it commensurate with the increase The rampant corruption, populist policies, (ZIE) offers the best medium for being
in the population, which population has political patronage, general ineptitude, and the forum for change; it already hosts
almost quadrupled in the 38 years since reluctance to listen to and accept logical the engineers from all disciplines, and it
independence from 4 million to 16 million; technical professional advice, are some of the fosters submission of technical papers,
Harare had 400 000 residents which is reasons the ‘jewel’ that Zimbabwe was 38 ago as well as offer training in continuing
now about 4 million people in the Greater has been made the basket case that was once professional development through courses
Harare metropolis that includes satellite a bread basket, a position that the country can and workshops. Perhaps the ZIE may foster
towns and dormitories like Chitungwiza, and deserves to be restored back to. the establishment of the think-tank, with
Domboshava, Goromonzi, Norton, Ruwa, etc., a well-resourced secretariat to coordinate
that rely of Harare for bulk water supplies, The engineering profession has always played a and synthesize the contributions made by
and employment, and transport through pivotal role in the provision of civil infrastructure all citizens, into working papers that may be
commuting. There has been uncontrolled and in society. As such, the engineers must be adapted and adopted by Government into
unsanctioned urban sprawl around Harare, allowed to play their role in the reconstruction policy documents for the reconstruction of
and elsewhere, spawned by the so-called “land of the country. The engineering fraternity has Zimbabwe.
barons”, without due provision of essential by and large been respected by the political
services like roads, water and sewage leadership, so it is hoped that it can be listened A system of honorary awards already exists
reticulation. This is a ticking time-bomb for a to by the leadership in advising it on the for recognition of excellence, and it just
major disease outbreak as the unfortunate need to change course and embark on the needs more support from individuals,
residents are forced to use shallow wells reconstruction of the country. institutions and the corporate world.

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ZIM CONSTRUCTION COUNCILS

AHMED I Tel 443311 /496254/08644207960 Bhunu Architecture
9 Dunmore Avenue, Queensdale, Harare e-mail [email protected] 140 Nelson Mandela Street
Arch Ahmed I. Arch Kanyanta C B B A Honors Arch, Dip Arch P.O. Box HR 924, Harare
0772 933 074 0772 232 185 e-mail [email protected]
Amandiz Architect Awolaja A Arch. Bhunu Shava P MSc Arch (Ukraine0
50 Van Praagh, Milton Park, Harare 122 Adyllin Road 0712 748 817
Tel 757884/5 704003 P.O.Box 3828, Harare Bruno Azevedo
e-mail [email protected] Email [email protected] 52 Ridgeway North
Arch Mandizvidza A. B Arch (UCT) Arch. Awolaja A. B.Es, M.Ed (Lagos) P.O. Chisipite, Harare
0712 408 293/0784 448 229 Brain Muzwembiri Architect Tel 04-884275
Apex Design 1 Hwiribidi Street, Msasa Park, Harare email [email protected]
613 Gweuma Crescent, Victoria Falls Tel: 814309341 Arch. Azevedo B.
e-mail [email protected] Email: [email protected] 0772 780 596
Arch. Chitolo L B Arch (Copperbelt) Arch:Muzwembiri B.M BAS, B Arch (NUST) CGC Wilson
0712 434 303 0773 187 851
Arch-Design
34 Bradfield Road, Hillside, Harare Manufacturers of: Fireplaces, Garage Doors, Sliding Gates, Braai Stands,
Tel 772103/4 0772 340 837 Waste Incinerators, Expanda Screens, Palisade Fencing, Fireplace Decorations
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Madavo C.B Arch (Lahore) & Metal / Steel Fabrication
0772 340 837
Archi-Craft Workshop: 174 Gleneagles Road, CSC Complex, Willowvale, Harare
5 Beryl Drive, Greendale, Harare Tel: 04-2926200 / 756128 HOTLINES: 0772 446 633, 0732 446 633, 0719 446 633
04-448320
e-mail [email protected] Whatsapp no. 0776 735 669
Arch Matondo T.A. B Arch. Email: [email protected], [email protected]
0772 694 969
Archiplan Architects Website: www.moushtecfireplaces.com
19 Natal Road (gate from East Road)
Avondale. P.O. Box 5105 Harare The Home Of Innovative, Quality & Genuine Products
Tel 334752/ 334142/ 332045
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Tvrtkovic M Dip Arch
Arch Gacic M Dip Arch (Belgrade) 0712 608 5I9
Architecton Design Studio
#12 Murandy SquareEast, New Lands Shopping
Centre, Harare
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Mukaratirwa H. MSc Arch (Poland)
0774 165 250
Architects Design Centre
7 Malvern Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare
Tel 702384/5 703487
e-mail [email protected]
Arch Mashakada B Arch (New Castle-Upon-Tyne)
0772 410 334
Architectural Monographs
29 Athlone Avenue, Greendale, Harare
[email protected]
Arch Kurauvone C. MSc Arch (Greece) EMBA(MSU)
0772 221 432
Architectural Planning Studio
18 Mon Repos, Newlands, Harare
Tel 776008/746448
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Claypole M N B Arch (Natal)
Arch. Cochrane G BAS (UCT) M Arch (PE)
Arch. Fox G. BAS, M Arch (UCT)
Architrave Design Group
4 Hill Road, Highlands, Harare

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525 Brooke Drive, Borrowdale Brooke J. Dzimwasha Architect Maboreke Architect
P.O. Box BW 1929, Borrowdale, Harare 4 Meredith Drive, Eastlea, No 60 Mt Pleasant Drive, Mt Pleasant, Harare
Tel 774238/ Harare Tel 744855/6
Email [email protected] Arch Dzimwasha J MSc Arch e-mail [email protected]
Arch Wilson CGC B A (Natal) 0773 848 676 Arch. Maboreke GM B Arch (Kingstone) Dip Arch
Chikumba Christopher Kurebgaseka Architecture 0772 241 559
2/192 Smuts Road, Prospect, Waterfalls 20 Rhodesville Avenue, Greendale Manditsera T.R.
e-mail [email protected] Harare 12295 Tynwald South (Westview), Harare
Arch Chikumba C. BAS, B Arch NUST Tel 443571/2 Tel 702092
0772 855 664 e-mail [email protected] Email [email protected]
Daniel Mandishona Architect Arch. Kurebgaseka W M Dip Arch (Cheltenham) Dip Arch. Manditsera T.R. BAS, BArch (NUST)
7 Mount Road, Avondale, Harare Arch (Hull)0712 400 878 /0777 612 834 0772 690 587
Tel 333350/336617/336618
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Mandishona D. BSc Hons, Dip Arch(London)
0772 278 243/0775 609 525
DesignPro Architect
3505 Takely Drive, Sentosa, Harare
Tel 0773 226 667
Email [email protected]
Email [email protected]
Arch Murwira E. BAS, B Arch (NUST)
0733 390 140
Diagraphis Architects
Suite # 200 Pioneer House
Cnr 8th and Fife, Bulawayo
Tel 252919
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. da Cunha Jose Luis Pinto Dip Arch (Brazil)
0712 200 716 / 0775 842 669
Fleet Architecture
1 Lewisam Avenue, Chisipite
Tel 480346
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Fleet G A. B Arch (Bristol) Dip Arch )
0772 774 029
G Chitima Architect
Suite 2 Princes Park Mansions
L. Takawira Avenue/S. Parirenyatwa Street
Bulawayo
Tel 09 887960
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Chitima G.
0772 683 085
Gil Shepherd Architect
9 David Den Close, Mt Pleasnt Harare
Tel 336232
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Shepherd S. G. B Arch C.T
0772 259 706
Gloar Design Team
74 Selous Avenue, Harare
Tel 0772 309 350
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Chikuhuhu O. B Sc Arch, M Sc Arch
0713 386 141
Gura and Associate Architect
Stand No 1019 Off Nursery Road
Mt Pleasant, Harare
Tel 0772 265 543
Email [email protected]
Arch. I. Gura BAS, B Arch(NUST)
0719 265 543
HBN Simela Architect
6 Barbour Avenue, Parkview, Bulawayo
Tel 09-88045/72219/77209
e-mail [email protected]
Arch. Simela G MSc Arch (ODDESA)
0737 655 163

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Manyara Design Mutsambiwa Architect SIMBARCHITECTS
31 Western Road, Greendale, Masasa Masvingo Sports Club Office No 15
Tel 486705 Rekai Tangwena Streets, Masvingo 1st Floor, Kopje Pavilion
e-mail [email protected] Tel 039 263879/ 264396 79 Belvedere Road
Arch Manyara O.M. B Sc Arch, M Sc Arch e-mail [email protected] Harare
0772 401 911 Arch Mutsambiwa C B Arch (Cuba) Tel 0772 339 695
Masiyanise T.I Architect 0772 420 874 Email [email protected]
Flat 8 Avon Friars, 7 Oxford Road N. Maonde & Associates Arch Naggo S BAS,B Arch (NUST)
Avondale 10 Louis Road Greendale, Harare 0714 339 695/0772 339 695
Tel 339746/334363/5 Tel 0772 247 693/0733 306 818 Studio Arts Inc
e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] 4 Kempden Close
Arch Masiyanise I BA (Hons) Dip Arch (Ports Arch Maonde N N B Arch (CBU) Borrowdale
0772 344 907 0772 727 381/0735 373 200 Harare
Memorage Architecture Naggo S A Architect Tel 885820/885751/885763/93
1826 Area D, Westgate, Harare 8th Floor, Shanda House e-mail [email protected]
e-mail [email protected] 17 Park Street Arch Matiza JB B Arch (Hons)MScArch (ABU)
[email protected] Tel 04-702012 Arch Madusolumo DU B Sc(Hons)MScArch (ABU)
Arch Kamwaza M. BAS, B. Arch (NUST) Arch. Naggo S A. BSc Arch (Tuskegee USA) Arch Musekwa R. BAS. B Arch (NUST)
0772 778 566 Nyambuya & Associates Studio Five Architect
Metamorphosis AIDPM 1 Exe Road, Vainona, Harare 8 Scott Road
Suite 23, 2nd Floor, Shawdon Court Tel 883655 Hatfield
186 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare e-mail [email protected] Harare
Tel 792802 Arch.Nyambuya S BSc Arch (Hamburg) BA(Hons) Tel 0775 257 104
e-mail [email protected] 0712 218 894 Email [email protected]
Arch M Banda BAS, B Arch (NUST) Pantic Architect Arch B. Madondo BAS, B. Arch (NUST)
0772 251 345 3 Redhill Road, Highlands 0783 934 290
Metropolitan Architect Harare The Design Bureau
64 West Road, Avondale, Harare Tel 870232 No 29,
Tel 04 333489 E=mail [email protected] 6th Street
e-mail [email protected] Arch Pantic L. MA (Florence) Italy Gweru
Arch. Wakatama D B Arch, Dip Arch (Natal) 0772 421 002 Tel 0772 896 544
0772 803 976/ 0712 728 639 Pearce McComish Tarabuku e-mail [email protected]
Mhenyu Architect Architects Arch P.S. Mukura B.Arch (Copperbelt)
43 Hillside Road, Harare 71 Churchill Avenue, 0772 896 544
Tel 747640 Alexandra Park The Stone Beattie Studio
Email [email protected] P.O. Box 5299, Harare 39 Arcturus Road
Arch Mhenyu B Arch NCA (Lahore) Tel 744078/08677101750/0772139035 P.O. Box HG 74
0712 603 485 Arch McComish J Dip Arch (Ldn)Fip L&Arb Highlands Harare
Mthupha Practice Architect Arch Tarabuku M BArch(Wits)MArch(Leuven)Belg Tel 496342/497342
Wembley Crescent, Eastlea North Arch Pearce M L Dip Arch (AA) e-mail [email protected]
P.O. Box CY 1779 PL Morales Architect Arch.Beattie RHS Dip Arch (Hons) Glasgow
Causeway, Harare 24 Eastcourt Road Arch Stone PD Dip Arch (Glasgow)
Tel 703487 Belvedere Arch Kawadza RL BAS (Natal) M Arch(KZ Natal)
e-mail [email protected] Harare Vengesayi Architects
Arch Mthupha M G MSc Arch (USSR) Tel 741660 10 Phillip Way
0773 465 980 Arch Morales P L B.Sc Arch (Manila) Belgravia
Mucheri Architect 0773 424 873 Tel 730550/ 790592 /0772 290 669
Office 1 – 1st Floor, Patrick Court, Ronald Mugandiwa 0772 410 334
113 N Mandela/5th St. Plot 9 e-mail [email protected]
P.O. Box CY 2916, Harare Gold Dust Township Arch Vengesayi M.C.R B Arch (Idaho)
Tel 0715 811 101 Mazvikadei Arch J. Dube BAS. B Arch (NUST)
e-mail [email protected] Banket Wales- Smith A J Architect (HONORARY)
Arch Mucheri P Z B Sc Arch, M Sc (Slovakia) Email [email protected] Fife Avenue
0773 437 670 Arch Mugandiwa R. MSc (Cuba) P.O. Box 2664
Mugedeza TAJ Architect 0733 356 644 Harare
21 Northampton Crescent Rowlands Bruce Tel 723113 / 727153
Eastlea, Harare Boscobel Drive West e-mail
Tel 746524 Highlands, Harare Arch Wales- Smith A.J. B Arch (UCT)
e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected] CITY OF HARARE- City Architects
Arch Mugedeza TAJ B Arch (Idaho) Arch Rowlands B B Arch (UCT) Municipality of Harare
0772 211 100 O772 404 303 Cleveland House
Mukamba Architectural Practice Sarah Morgan 92 Leopold Takawira
25 Tweed Road, P.O. Box BW 326 Harare
Eastlea, Harare Borrowdale e-mail [email protected]
Tel 443766, 443756, 443757 Tel 04 862753 Arch. Chirombo L. B.A (Hons) Dip Arch
Email [email protected] Email [email protected] (Birmingham UK)
Arch.Mukamba CWP B Arch (UACG) Sofia Arch Morgan S. B Arch (Cape Town) M A, M Phil 0733 798 232/04 771940
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